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.TH PWCK 8 "Aug 27, 2008"
.SH NAME
pwck, grpck \- password/group file checkers
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/sbin/pwck\fR [\fIfilename\fR]
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/sbin/grpck\fR [\fIfilename\fR]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBpwck\fR scans the password file and notes any inconsistencies. The checks
include validation of the number of fields, login name, user ID, group ID, and
whether the login directory and the program-to-use-as-shell exist.  The default
password file is \fB/etc/passwd\fR.
.sp
.LP
\fBgrpck\fR  verifies all entries in the \fBgroup\fR file. This verification
includes a check of the number of fields, group name, group ID, whether any
login names belong to more than \fBNGROUPS_MAX\fR groups, and that all login
names appear in the password file. \fBgrpck\fR also issues a warning if it
finds an entry (a single line) in the \fBgroup\fR file longer than  2047
characters.  Such an entry causes group maintenance commands, such as
\fBgroupdel\fR(8) and \fBgroupmod\fR(8), to fail.
.sp
.LP
The default group file is \fB/etc/group\fR.
.sp
.LP
All messages regarding inconsistent entries are placed on the \fBstderr\fR
stream.
.SH FILES
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
\fB/etc/group\fR
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
\fB/etc/passwd\fR
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR getpwent (3C),
.BR group (5),
.BR passwd (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR groupdel (8),
.BR groupmod (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.sp
.LP
Group entries in \fB/etc/group\fR with no login names are flagged.
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBGroup file '\fR\fIfilename\fR\fB\&' is empty\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The \fB/etc/passwd\fR or \fB/etc/group\fR file is an empty file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBcannot open file\fR \fIfilename\fR\fB: No such file or directory\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The \fB/etc/passwd\fR or \fB/etc/group\fR file does not exist.
.RE

.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
If no filename argument is given,  \fBgrpck\fR checks the local group file,
\fB/etc/group\fR, and also makes sure that all login names encountered in the
checked group file are known to the system  \fBgetpwent\fR(3C) routine.  This
means that the login names may be supplied by a network name service.
